EP1393156A2 - Procede, systeme d'appareils informatiques et systeme de programme informatique pour traiter des donnees de documents - Google Patents

Procede, systeme d'appareils informatiques et systeme de programme informatique pour traiter des donnees de documents

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EP1393156A2
EP1393156A2 EP02732715A EP02732715A EP1393156A2 EP 1393156 A2 EP1393156 A2 EP 1393156A2 EP 02732715 A EP02732715 A EP 02732715A EP 02732715 A EP02732715 A EP 02732715A EP 1393156 A2 EP1393156 A2 EP 1393156A2
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Ducato José LA ROSA
Hartwig Schwier
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Canon Production Printing Germany GmbH and Co KG
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  • the invention relates to a method and a device system and a computer program system for processing document data. It relates in particular to a method and systems for processing a print data stream which is to be output on an output device such as e.g. a printing device or an electronic mail system.
  • an output device such as e.g. a printing device or an electronic mail system.
  • processing is typically carried out in computers which process print files or print data from user programs in a printer-adapted manner.
  • the print data are e.g. processed as output data stream of a certain print data language such as AFP (Advanced Function Presentation), PCL (Printer command Language) or PostScript.
  • print data is typically collected in a host computer (main frame) (spooling process) and print jobs (jobs) are generated from it, which are adapted for output on high-performance printing systems in such a way that the high-performance printing systems can be optimally utilized in production. They can largely be used in continuous operation.
  • Chapter 14 of the same book, entitled "Oce Domain” describes a production monitoring and control system in which a document production process is planned, monitored and controlled.
  • the system controls the production of documents and thereby monitors whether the documents are printed correctly and the printed matter in the course of further processing - for example in a cutting device, an inserting device, and / or a device for mailing, is processed correctly.
  • the system automatically initiates the reprinting of a replacement document and the rejection of the incorrectly processed document, so that a continuous process control by Creation of the document in an electronic system, for example a user program in a computer, until the completion of the production process, for example by providing the document for mailing, is ensured.
  • managers To control and monitor the document production process, several computer-controlling components, so-called managers, are provided in the above-mentioned system, which perform various monitoring and control tasks in the document production process.
  • Systems Manager operating data of the entire printing or Pre- and postprocessing process recorded. All information that arises when processing the document production order, e.g. the number, size and parameters of the orders to be processed (jobs), their degree of completion and duration, and the devices with which the orders were processed.
  • Static machine data such as the device name, its serial number, version of control software etc. are unique recorded in a database.
  • Dynamic machine data that are continuously recorded during the operation of the device for example current device settings, error messages and performance data (meter readings, clock rates, etc.) are continuously provided with a corresponding time stamp and also recorded in the database.
  • device evaluations can then be carried out for individual devices or device groups, for example utilization reports, error reports or performance reports can be generated. Such data or reports can then be exported to other systems suitable for evaluation via an application program-specific interface (API).
  • API application program-specific interface
  • a typical print data format in electronic production printing environments is the AFP (Advanced Function Presentation) format, which is described, for example, in publication no. F-544-3884-01 by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) with the title "AFP Programming Guide and Line Data Reference”.
  • IBM International Business Machines Corp.
  • This publication also describes the specification for a further data stream with the designation "S / 370 Line-Mode Data”.
  • the print data stream AFP has been developed further to the print data stream MO.-DCA, which is described in the IBM publication SC31-6802-04 with the title "Mixed Object Document Content Architecture Reference". Details of this data stream, in particular the use of structured Structured fields are described in US-A-5,768,488.
  • ACIF AFP conversion and indexing facility
  • WO-Al-00/49489 describes a method for operating a printing system under production conditions, in which a plurality of printing devices and additional devices are coupled to control computers and in which control information is exchanged between the devices and the computers.
  • WO-Al-00/68877 describes a method and a system with which print data are provided for printing in a logical page sequence corresponding to a signature.
  • WO 01/77807 A2 (Int. No. PCT / EP01 / 04556) describes a method and a device system with which large print data streams, possibly comprising several thousand print pages, are processed for high-speed output under print production conditions.
  • the print data streams are converted into a standardized data format, the data is then indexed and, using the indices generated in this way, re-sorted using predetermined parameters so that their print sequence is adapted to the processing speed for subsequent processing steps.
  • WO 02/19182 A2 describes methods and systems with which a document production process can be carried out in a high-speed printing system in a time-optimized manner.
  • document data in a document processing system which comprises at least one document generation computer, a document processing computer, an electronic document output system such as a printing device or an e-mail system and a monitoring computer, by means of a document generation module on the document generation computer produced.
  • the document data are then transferred from the document generation computer to a processing computer and processed further there.
  • control data is automatically added control data to the transmitted document data by means of a processing module and the control data is additionally stored in an intermediate control data file separate from the document data stream. Saving takes place in particular in the processing computer, but the file can also be transferred to the monitoring computer, in particular copied.
  • control data are added or assigned to the document data in the processing computer, in particular in areas, and are output when they are output or, at least in areas, are printed out on associated printed matter in the course of a printout.
  • area-by-area data can be assigned to a predetermined area of the hierarchy within a print job, which can comprise several thousand pages, for example a document which can comprise several pages, a so-called mail piece, which comprises one or more documents, a sheet that spans one or two pages or a single page.
  • These data areas which are hierarchically structured in the document data stream or print job, can be adapted to the respective production process using the additional control data and, in particular when the subsequent document output is controlled in a printing system, can be at least logically combined with associated post-processing systems such as cutting device, inserting devices, etc. to optimize the overall process.
  • the intermediate control data file which can be used to use the control data, for example bar codes, to generate a target list, is used in particular for this purpose.
  • the target list is compared in particular with monitoring data which are recorded at the postprocessing processing stations (for example at the printer or at the inserter).
  • the printed control data are read fully or partially automatically from the respective print material and sent to the monitoring device. tion transmitted. This monitors the entire production process to ensure that all documents, mail pieces and / or pages are issued completely and without errors. This can go so far that the delivery of the documents, whether in print or otherwise, is recorded to an end customer across the globe by means of an electronic connection network.
  • additional files in particular an extraction file and also an analysis file, are formed in the processing computer, which contain data which were determined selectively from the print data stream by means of predetermined extraction rules or also certain statistical ones with regard to predetermined analysis parameters Data such as Total number of pages of an order can be determined and saved.
  • the processing according to the invention takes place in a relatively advanced stage of document processing, in which the complete data stream is shortly before it is output to an output system (email delivery system, printing system).
  • the data processing operations according to the invention are carried out, in particular, immediately before, after or together with a sorting of the data stream according to a predetermined sorting sequence, for example by zip codes, names and / or customer numbers.
  • the document data is in turn generated by the document Conveying computer transferred to a processing computer and processed there.
  • the data stream is manipulated in the processing computer;
  • control data are largely automatically added or removed from the document data stream before the document output by means of a processing module.
  • the processing module independently decides whether control data contained in the received document data stream is no longer required for further processing and can therefore be removed and / or whether additional control data, in particular barcode data, are used for this purpose, as in the first aspect of the invention can logically summarize individual areas within the document data stream in such a way that their further processing in the output system can be further processed in a high-performance manner (with great speed and high processing reliability).
  • an intermediate control file the content of which corresponds to the added control data
  • an intermediate document file in which the document data essential for the output process (printing process) are contained
  • the intermediate files allow, in particular, the high-performance re-provision of the document data that is necessary in the event of an error in the output system.
  • data compression or data compression can be achieved, in particular when the print data stream is reduced by control information that is not required, without influencing the print data relevant for printing. Data that is not required for the further printing process can thus be easily filtered out and the data stream can thus be reduced by unnecessary data.
  • control information the structure and / or content of which is adapted to the subsequent output process or the requirements of the output devices involved, further improves the production process.
  • the insertion of barcodes is particularly important for the output of mail items (mail pieces), which are compiled from different individual pages originating in the input data stream, this is particularly true if the data stream in the processing computer is also rearranged in such a way that the rearranged data stream transmitted to the output system is also adapted to the output systems, For example, by delivering various documents or pages that are to be combined into a mail piece in the print data stream in a sequential order to the output system and thus printing them out directly one after the other.
  • control data are added to the document data in the processing computer in such a way that the documents are used in the subsequent processing steps, in particular when the document is issued, it can be processed separately in segments.
  • data can be, for example, barcodes, which in particular relate in each case at the beginning and at the end of the ⁇ ⁇ .
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  • Barcode reading device is provided, which is connected to the monitoring computer via the control unit. It is also advantageous if the barcode reading device additionally comprises an input unit (keyboard, touch screen, display) via which control commands can be transmitted directly from the handheld barcode reader to the monitoring computer. This opens up the possibility that operating personnel, who have to carry out manual processing with the printed materials, on the monitoring computer and gg. It can even access all the components involved in the print production process, from the data generation module to the automated mailing machine, by entering commands.
  • an input unit keyboard, touch screen, display
  • a document search system is specified with which documents can be located in particular in a print production system.
  • a central document service control is provided, which records various production-related control data and which makes this data available for the document search both centrally and decentrally.
  • the invention now makes it possible in a print production line to track reprints (so-called reprints) that are necessary, for example, because of faulty printing or faulty post-processing (incorrect folding, incorrect cutting, incorrect inserting, document damage, etc.) and document-accurate reprint.
  • reprints are tracked fully automatically and across systems. This means that the information on reprint orders can be made available in all devices that have a direct or indirect connection to the central monitoring computer. This applies in particular to devices that process the documents after they have been printed.
  • the documents are electronically tracked by one of the connected computers, for example by the monitoring computer and / or by the processing computer.
  • Figure 1 A production system for printing document data
  • FIG. 2 components of a monitoring device
  • FIG. 3 work processes in a document processing system
  • FIG. 5 detailed work steps for generating the document files shown in FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 6 shows a detailed flow chart for processing document data streams according to FIG. 5, FIG.
  • FIG. 7 an overview of various work processes in a document processing system
  • FIG. 8 work processes in a print production system
  • FIG. 9 workflows for reprinting documents in a print production system
  • Figure 10 The re-sorting of shipment documents (mail pieces)
  • FIG. 11 Various software / system modules for production monitoring, which are installed across devices and functionally coupled,
  • FIG. 13 the menu structure of a barcode reading system
  • FIG. 14 a system structure for a monitoring system
  • FIG. 15 a display window for monitoring print jobs and devices
  • FIG. 16 an example of the interaction of different components for the information of the user
  • FIG. 17 a monitoring system for post-processing devices
  • Figure 18 a screen menu for document searches.
  • FIG. 1 shows a document print production system 1 which on the one hand comprises a main frame architecture 2 and on the other hand a network architecture 5 in which document data or document print data streams are generated in each case by means of user programs (tools).
  • this print data is generated by a host computer 3, in particular as an AFP print data stream or as a line print data stream. From the host computer 3, the print data can optionally be transmitted directly to one or more print devices 6a, 6b via a so-called S / 370 channel 14a.
  • the print data can also be sent from the host computer 3 via a network 13 or a direct data connection 14b to a Work computer 4 are transferred, in which the print data is temporarily stored (for example in an associated file server) and processed for subsequent output steps.
  • print data streams are generated which regularly compile list printouts, invoices, consumption overviews (for telephone bills, gas bills, bank accounts) etc. from larger databases (databases).
  • Such applications have often been in use for many years and are still required in a more or less unchanged manner (so-called legacy applications).
  • the print production process is monitored by a monitoring system. It comprises a monitoring computer 7, which is coupled to a database 7b and contains various computer program modules 7c (cf. FIG. 2).
  • the monitoring system is connected to the host computer 3 via a device control network 15 and a print manager module 8 and via a converter 9 to a V24 data line which couples to the two printing devices 6a, 6b.
  • the converter 9 converts the V24 signals into DMI protocol signals of the device control network 15.
  • SNMP protocol signals can be provided to the Device Manager DM in the form of DMI protocol signals or transferred directly as SNMP protocol signals.
  • Print material 23 which was generated in the printers 6a, 6b from the document print data stream and on which barcodes are printed, can each be scanned with a manually movable, radio-controlled barcode reader 11a.
  • the signals are transmitted by radio to the reading station 10a and transmitted to the device control network 15 or to the monitoring system 7.
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  • a related data group e.g. page, sheet, document, mail piece
  • control data that have been supplied in the input data stream from the host computer 3 or user computer 12 to the processing computer 4 can be filtered in such a way that those control data that are not required in the given overall system arrangement are removed.
  • the processing computer 4 By connecting all the output devices involved (printers 6a to 6d, cutter (cutter) 22a, inserting device 22b) via the device control network 15, it can be decided in the processing computer 4 which control data of the input data stream is not required by any of the connected devices. By removing this data from the data stream, the overall data stream can be reduced, in particular if only empty field entries for corresponding control data are contained in the input data stream.
  • Print data which have been completed by the processing computer 4 are sent to the print server 16 via the print data line 14c. Its task is essentially to relieve the processing computer 4. This is done by temporarily storing the finished print data until it is called up via the data line 14d to one or both printers 6c, 6d.
  • the print server 16 is thus primarily integrated into the overall system for reasons of performance (speed). In systems whose print speed is less high, the print server 16 can also be omitted.
  • Document data which are transmitted to the printers 6c and 6b and printed there on a recording medium are fed to further processing stages in the overall system, namely the cutting device 22a and the inserting device 22b for further processing. This completes the print production process.
  • a recording medium e.g. paper
  • the printed documents are tested on their processing path between the respective printing device 6a, 6b, 6c or 6d and the last post-processing device 22b with regard to various criteria, namely by an optical one Test system 18 with regard to its optical print quality, with a barcode test system 19 with regard to its presence, consistency and / or sequence, and with a MICR test system, provided the print was printed using magnetically readable toner (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Toner).
  • the data from the various test systems supplied by the measuring system 17 are transmitted from a common serial data acquisition module (serial delta acquisition module) 21 to the device control network 15 and fed to the monitoring system 7. There the respective system data are recorded and the devices checked in real time and the respective positions of the documents are tested with regard to their correctness with regard to the print job.
  • the finished printed documents 23 can in turn be scanned with a barcode reader 11b which e.g. Radio-controlled is connected to an associated control device 10b, which in turn supplies its data to the monitoring system 7 via the device control network 15.
  • a barcode reader 11b which e.g. Radio-controlled is connected to an associated control device 10b, which in turn supplies its data to the monitoring system 7 via the device control network 15.
  • FIG. 2 shows system components implemented within the monitoring system in the form of computer program modules (software) and / or hardware elements. Insofar as they are identified identically to elements of the aforementioned WO 02/19182 A2, they also perform essentially the same functions. The contents of this publication, in particular information about the components Device Manager, Systems Manager and Print Manager, are hereby incorporated by reference into the present description.
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  • resource manager 40 of the monitoring system a component is provided in which the production planning and the warehouse management can be carried out. This means that new print jobs can be planned and generated, especially during ongoing printing operations, in which the printing devices currently in use and their production progress flow into the production planning.
  • the database manager 43 controls the storage of control data information, job information etc. in the database 7b.
  • All components (managers) of the monitoring system 7 are connected to one another and to the other components of the document production system 1 via an I / O module with a graphical user interface 41.
  • a report module 42 is used to generate histories, reports and printouts. Such histories and reports can be generated from the database 8 and transferred to user programs such as the Microsoft Excel program and / or via a user program interface (Application Program Interface, API) separate printers (not shown) connected directly to the monitoring system 7 can be printed out.
  • Data export via the API interface only allows read access to database 7b. Data from database 7b, in particular the log file, can be transferred into an archive, for example into a CD-ROM writing device for long-term archiving on CD-ROM.
  • the archiving of the log file 10 has the advantage over the archiving of the overall monitoring file that only archive-relevant data for production and / or quality assurance have to be stored, and thus a relatively small volume of data on the CD-ROM is sufficient. All previously described Managers (see FIG. 2) supply operating data and control data for the log file 10.
  • FIG. 3 shows four basic stages for processing document data in a document production system with a connected printing system.
  • a first processing stage “generation” document data are generated or read into the document data system. This can happen in three ways, namely on the one hand by generating a document with an application software (third party software), for example by a word processing system, a graphic image generation system, an office scanner that scans paper originals or the like.
  • application software third party software
  • existing document data can be in the form of an AFP data stream (AFP application) or an unspecified format (legacy application).
  • AFP application AFP data stream
  • an unspecified format legacy application
  • a control system which controls the three processing stages “preoaration”, “distribution” and “printing” in a coordinated manner in the form of a production process. It comprises the three modules for the three processing stages.
  • the processing module 45 PLC -CIS
  • the incoming data streams are standardized to a uniform format (AFP)
  • the data is indexed, enriched with control data
  • resource data is generated
  • a sorting / consolidation of the data stream is carried out and finally the data streams are segmented so that the subsequent processing stages ( distribution, printing) can be carried out at high speed.
  • a distribution module “PLC router” 80 is used to distribute the print data to various output channels in the “distribution” processing stage.
  • the data can optionally be supplied to systems for electronic dispatch, for example by e-mail, in an e-commerce module 81, a display module 82 (online browsing), an archive system 83 or print production systems 84a, 84b, 84c.
  • special printing systems can be used to output the print data in a network (in particular a network of printing devices connected via the Internet) 84c or via a local central printing system 84b located at a specific location.
  • the process stages of processing, distribution and possibly printing are monitored by the monitoring modules 87c.
  • SPS-CIS The document data processing steps performed by the processing module 45 (SPS-CIS) are shown in an overview in FIG.
  • Print data is imported into the processing module 45 from an unspecified user program 85 (legacy application program) in the form of S / 370 line data (block 85a).
  • An AFP data stream 86a is accordingly transmitted from an AFP user program 86.
  • a resource library 49 which contains resources (overlays, etc.) in accordance with the advanced function presentation specifications, is also regularly adopted.
  • the data processing operations in the processing module 45 are controlled with parameters 87 which can be read into or input into the system from the outside.
  • the processing module 45 generates five files, each of which summarizes the results of the processing.
  • index data 47, resource data 48 and document data 49 are stored in a production-adapted data stream format (MO: DCA-P).
  • MO production-adapted data stream format
  • This data is linked together in a chaining process 88 and a processed document data stream 89 is formed which is sent to the output systems, e.g. B. is transferable to the archive system 83.
  • Various requests can be made to the system from the archive system 83 rt SU H CQ tQ SU CQ et i tQ tr Hl IH.
  • a size selection e.g. B. a selection based on absolute page numbers that are contained in an open document area.
  • missing resources are searched for in resource libraries and read into the processing system in order to supply these data to the source-side resource file 48 (selection on demand).
  • the incoming data are transformed into a uniform, system-specified data format and into a uniform syntax.
  • This process is also controlled by the control parameters stored in the parameter memory 87a.
  • those indices that are already contained in the incoming data streams 85a and 86a are temporarily stored.
  • parameters are controlled and those indices are selected that are still required for later data output or data processing steps.
  • Another selection step that can be carried out on incoming print data is the selection of documents based on their index content (index-range-selection). Only document data whose index details are within the selected index area are processed. All other document data are not further processed and are not transferred to the output-side document file 49 of the processing system 45.
  • processing step 115 those data parameters that are no longer required for the further processing stages are removed from the complete data, which contain both the variable data 85a, 86a and resource data 49.
  • This data reduction in particular, enables data of this type, which is overloaded with a lot of unnecessary control data, to be significantly reduced, so that the subsequent processing steps can be carried out less expensively and thus more quickly.
  • Resource data that occur multiple times are also removed from the data stream in order to free it from redundant information.
  • it is provided to extract inline resources from the data stream and to combine these resource data with the other (external) resources 49.
  • step 116 the print data is sorted in terms of its area size, i.e. examined per print job, per document, per item (mail piece) or per sheet.
  • the data is separated and split into two parts if it exceeds a predetermined maximum size.
  • the split intermediate files are temporarily transferred to a working memory 66.
  • the data stream is then re-sorted in step 117 according to predetermined sorting rules.
  • the existing indices are used.
  • step 118 all system-internal variables are stored as variables on the output side or their values are updated, for example document numbers, mail piece numbers, total number of pages, etc.
  • the division of the data stream according to method step 116 is advantageous under the following document production situations: • During job scheduling, in particular if mail pieces are to be selected or excluded on the basis of their size, for example because an inserter or a stitcher only has a maximum number of sheets per mail piece or can process document.
  • the selection of the selected partial size in processing step 116 takes place in particular by specifying a maximum number of sheets which may be occupied by a specific area of the document data stream (document, mail piece, sheet or page). Typically, parameters about maximum number of sheets are specified here. However, these parameters can also be controlled depending on the sheet type (e.g. the paper weight for single sheets), so that the selection of the work packages is optimally adapted to the following system parameters.
  • step 119 the processing system 45 inserts additional data into the data stream.
  • barcodes are inserted directly into the document data, which are permanently linked to the document and, if necessary, can also be printed out the.
  • the barcode data of a data section (document, mail piece, sheet, order) are in particular printed on the first page and on the last page of the associated section.
  • a blank page can be inserted at the beginning and / or at the end of the section, on which this barcode and / or additional information on the respective section is printed in plain text.
  • This additional data is used in particular to monitor the print production process and / or to control subsequent process sequences or devices.
  • BCOCA barcode structures
  • PTOCA text block structures
  • indexing information or other suitable control information can also be inserted. The insertion can take place on all different document levels (page, sheet, mail piece or document).
  • User-defined characters and internal system variables can also be inserted in this process and used to insert the control data. By inserting the control data, the subsequent production process can be optimized because the inserted data are precisely matched to the subsequent process or the devices involved.
  • processing step 120 controlled by parameters, data is filtered out of the data stream (data extraction) which is required for certain further processing.
  • data extraction data extraction
  • this data is available with optimized access because the extraction file 100 has a comparatively small size. This data can therefore be used for real-time control of all devices involved in the entire production system 1.
  • steps 121 and 122 current index data are generated and the resources required for the print job packed and the respective data stored in files 47, 48.
  • the segmentation step 123 serves to segment the remaining document data in a parameter-controlled manner, for example to form segments of a maximum of 1000 sheets each. These segments are closely related to the control data (bar codes) that are inserted in step 119, so that each segment receives bar code data at the beginning and at the end. In this way, manual further processing in subsequent process devices in particular can be supported, because the bar codes can be read reliably with hand bar code readers at the beginning and at the end of the stack (printed matter 23).
  • step 124 the document files 49 are formed and saved.
  • a data analysis 125 runs in parallel with all processes. All the data required for statistical purposes are collected and a statistics file (summary file, statistic file) 101 is formed.
  • FIG. 6 shows software system components and their functional interaction, as well as files generated thereby, which bring about the process sequence shown in FIG. 5 or the changes to the document data shown there.
  • the method and the system components preferably run in the processing computer (file server) 4, but can also be carried out in another computer, e.g. run in the host computer 3 or in the monitoring computer 7a.
  • An incoming print data stream 50 is initially classified into a primary data stream 51 and an external resource data stream 54.
  • the primary data stream 51 contains variable print data 52 (print report data) and integrated resource data 53 (inline resources), while the external resource data stream 54 contains only external resources.
  • the incoming print data and job-specific job parameter data 55 (“Job Parameters” block) are read into the conversion, indexing and sorting system 57 (CIS) via a logical interface 56 (LI).
  • the logical interface 56 acts like a higher-level process control
  • the logic interface 56 has a number of sub-modules, which are shown in FIG. 6 below, namely a module for process control (threat management, TM), a module for controlling events (event handling, EV), a module for coordinating the memory access of various processes (lock management, LK), a memory management module (SM), a non-system-specific interface management module (LM), a module for handling exceptional states (EX) and a module for controlling status information (trace facility, TR).
  • TM process control
  • EV event handling
  • LK memory management module
  • LM non-system-specific interface management module
  • EX exceptional states
  • TR for controlling status information
  • the logical interface 56 is system-specific designed fish, i.e. adapted to the higher-level operating system such as MVS, BS 2000, UNIX or Windows NT.
  • the other system components shown in FIG. 6 are independent of the operating system, so that a simple change from a first operating system to a second operating system is possible by adapting the logical interface 56.
  • An import module 58 "im_PdsData” is used to import an incoming print data stream.
  • the read data are processed in an input transformation module 59, the variable data 52 being filtered in a process 59a, in process 59b - controlled by the job-specific parameters 55 provided by the job processor 60 - Normalized to an internal AFP data format and finally transferred to the page processing module 61 (page manager).
  • Each required resource record is normalized independently of the other resource records and only once, regardless of how often the relevant data of the resource record is needed in the primary data of a print job.
  • job parameter data 55 it can be specified which external resource data 54 (resource data library) are required for the respective print job.
  • the resource data normalized in process step 59c are fed through the resource manager module 64 and the page processing module 61 (page manager) directly to the AFP conversion process 59d and as a finished resource print data stream 71 (out resource data) via the logical interface 56 in the resource file 48 filed.
  • the primary data normalized in step 59b are temporarily stored in a temporary data memory 66 (e.g. random access memory, RAM) via the page processing module 61, an outsourcing module 65 (outwork data) and the logical interface 56.
  • the assigned information about the position of the temporarily stored data relative to other data is stored in the temporary data memory and is additionally stored as a corresponding entry in the sorting table 63.
  • the page processing module 61 takes on a central control and coordination task for the assignment, intermediate storage and sorting of the primary, variable data.
  • the sorting in accordance with the sorting parameters of the job is then carried out by the sorting module 67 using the sorting table 63 and by means of the page processing module 61.
  • the variable data can easily be found via the entries in the sorting table after the sorting process has been carried out.
  • the sorting process in the sorting module 67 only starts after all variable data of the primary data stream 52 belonging to a print job (job) have been normalized and all the resource data required for the print job have been processed accordingly. At this point in time, all resource data are already stored in the resource file 48 and all variable print data in the buffer memory 66.
  • the sorting process in the sorting module 67 can be carried out as a memory-inherent table sorting process within the sorting table 63.
  • the new sorting order is determined by the sorting algorithm and by the contents of the index entries which are used for the sorting.
  • the variable print data stored in the buffer memory 66 can therefore remain completely untouched during the sorting process.
  • the print data are retrieved from the buffer memory 66 by the page processing module 61, the retrieval order being carried out on the basis of the new sorting order in the sorting table 63.
  • pages, sheets and documents are retrieved from the buffer memory 66 in accordance with the new sorting order, passed on by the page processing module 61 of the conversion stage 59d for generating the output print data stream 72 (out document data) and for storage in the document file 49.
  • the page processing module 61 also generates a new index data stream 70 (out index data) from the sorting table 63 and stores it in the index file 47. Offset values and locations of the in- dex data in the index file 47 correspond to the offset values and locations of the data in the document file 49.
  • a functional stage 95 which contains the following sub-modules, is connected between the page manager 91 and the output conversion stage 49d:
  • a data supplement module can be used to add additional data (information) to the output print data stream that was not previously contained in the print data stream.
  • This function level can be called optionally, i.e. The following additional information can be inserted depending on the specified job parameters:
  • BCOCA barcode objects
  • PTOCA text attributes
  • index tags index tags
  • the function level 95 thus contains several modules, each of which runs separately from one another and executes the corresponding method steps, which were shown in FIG. 5. These include a document improvement module, through which data can be inserted or removed, modules for inserting control data (BCOCA bar codes, PTOCA texts or TLE control information). It also contains a segmentation module and a data analysis module. Finally, it also contains a generator for a bar code list, which forms a list file according to the bar codes generated. This list file is to be used in particular by the monitoring module 7, as is also explained in more detail with reference to FIG. 8. On the output side, the document files 49 are separated from one another in segments, so that processing in segments can be carried out in a post-processing device (printing device) or else distributed over different printing systems.
  • a post-processing device printing device
  • Figure 7 shows a typical workflow in a document data processing system.
  • Document data are generated in the user network 13, fed to the processing system 4 and output on an output device 6.
  • Various generation programs download, word processing system, etc.
  • the files 131 of different formats generated in each case are fed to a print job processing system 132, which generates a job ticket 133 and feeds the remaining data to suitable data processing systems, in particular filter programs 134, a data conversion module 135 and / or a data storage module 136 which stores the data in different files, saves, for example, in a buffer store 137 or an archive system 83.
  • the job ticket 133 generated by the print job system 132 contains various parameters that describe all processes in order to process the associated job in the processing system 4. An order thus consists of a set of document data and the data of the job ticket 133.
  • This job ticket 133 is fed to an order monitoring system (ODS, order distribution system) 138 which controls and monitors the processes running in the processing computer 4.
  • ODS order distribution system
  • the job monitoring system 138 identifies the parameters within the job ticket and controls every process running in the processing system 4 regardless of where the respective data is physically stored within the system. This makes it possible to process the processing system 4 over several to distribute different physical units (e.g. personal computers). Each process is described by incoming and outgoing data. The job monitoring system 138 ensures the proper receipt and exit of these files.
  • output systems 140 such as a display program, a memory, a spooling system 141 or printers 6.
  • FIG. 8 shows the work processes and associated system components with which a print job is processed.
  • the print data 130 generated in the network 13 are processed in the processing system 4 with the processing component 45 (cf. FIGS. 4-6).
  • the data extract file 100, the statistics file 101 and the bar code file 102 are formed.
  • the monitoring system by means of the system manager 36 or a conversion module 150 called from it generates a target list 151 which is stored in the monitoring system 7.
  • the overall process of printing can be monitored continuously across all devices involved (print server 16, printer 6 and possibly post-processing devices 22). This means that the respective production steps can be monitored in real-time and an error message or intervention can be implemented immediately to control the printing process.
  • control information is not only processed in the target list 150, but this control data is also added to the output print data stream 88, so that it is also printed on the respective documents. This in turn enables the control information (bar Codes) of the document using a bar code scanner and the monitoring of the actually printed document by the monitoring system 7.
  • FIG. 1 A fully automatic reprinting process is shown in FIG.
  • the systems manager 36 in the monitoring system 7 determines that a document is not or only incorrectly processed in the print production process, in particular because a document which is in the target list is not detected on a system, the systems manager 36 generates one corresponding entry that applies to this document or to this mail piece or to this page in the miss list 152.
  • Systems Manager 36 then calls Reprint Manager 37, which controls reprinting. It uses the converter module to generate a so-called reprint job ticket OCT from the entries in the fault list 152.
  • the reprint manager calls the print job manager 132, which in turn generates a system-internal print job ticket 133a and calls it the order distribution system 138 sends and causes a new reprint data stream 88a to be generated.
  • the processing module 45 works together with the print file manager 136, which takes the requested data again from the buffer 137 and feeds this data to the processing module 45. There, new control data (bar codes) are added to the data stream, which identify the reprinted document and additionally contain an entry from which it is clear that this data is part of a reprint order.
  • the processing system 45 also stores these new reprint data in the bar code file 102, from which in turn a correspondingly updated entry in the target list 151 is formed. This also enables the reprint orders in the system are monitored fully automatically and with high security.
  • the reprint data 88a generated in this way is in turn output to the print server 16, which uses this data stream to generate a data stream that can be read directly by the printer 6 (e.g. in the Intelligent Print Datastrea Format IPDS) and transmits it to the printing device 6.
  • the printer 6 e.g. in the Intelligent Print Datastrea Format IPDS
  • FIG. 10 shows how the processing module 45 is used in step 117 to form a re-sorted output data stream 161 from an input data stream 160.
  • the purpose of this order is to generate the output data stream, the three Mail Pieces 3a, 3b, 3c, in each of which related documents to be sent on one and the same addressee ', together merged into a envelope and mail to be supplied.
  • the first document la which comprises two pages
  • the second document 2a which also comprises two pages
  • the combination is based on the criterion that the name and address in the respective address fields of the documents must match.
  • the rearrangement takes place as described in FIG. 5. Further details of such a re-sorting are also described in WO 01/77807 A2 mentioned at the outset and there in particular in connection with FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 11 shows how a document tracking or document search is also possible with a system according to the invention.
  • the necessary information for tracking documents indexing data, target lists and job information
  • the assignment the programs / documents for the user-defined characteristics are made available in a job file.
  • This data is transmitted to a central document service module 171 in the monitoring computer 7.
  • This module stores the data in particular in a special database server 7a in a database 7b, to which the systems manager 36 also has access.
  • This networking of the components makes it possible for the respective document data to be called up at any time from any application computer 12 in which a corresponding document client 172 is running, and the current document to be localized and / or displayed.
  • the following data can be stored for each document: processing date in the document production system, job name, consignment number, page numbers, reprint number, name, invoice number, postal code of the addressee, etc.
  • the document client 172 is a dialog application with which the search for documents is possible and the results can be displayed.
  • FIG. 18 shows a corresponding interactive display window 195.
  • FIG. 12 shows which data the document service exchanges with the other components involved in the print preprocessing 170, the user program 172 and the system manager 36. It is the central collection and distribution point for all information relating to document searches.
  • FIG. 13 shows a menu structure which is displayed in one of the bar code readers 11a, 11b. From the main menu 176, submenus can be called up with which control commands can be introduced into the document processing system 1. In addition to the feedback of a currently read bar code from menu 177 also the direct control commands 178 for scanning and reporting back a faulty consignment as well as menu items 179 (edit consignment), which, for example, can also be used to request a reprint of a consignment and 180 (capture batch). can be scanned or determined by the beginning and / or end of a stack, and the menu 181, by means of which a cover sheet for a shipment, a document or the like can be printed out.
  • FIG. 14 shows the structure of the monitoring system 7 again, in which various processes, such as the systems manager, reprint manager, print manager and device manager, run. These processes can either run together in one computer or can be distributed across different computer systems. However, they are functionally coupled in such a way that data from one system can be called up by the other system at any time.
  • the central management of the data in the database system 7a which can be designed, for example, as an SQL server system, serves in particular for this purpose.
  • the I / O module with a graphical user interface 41 (see FIG. 2), which runs in the monitoring system 7, can have a graphical representation of all device components of the document production system 1. By selecting a device, he can get various status information for this device as well as information about all print jobs currently pending on this device. By combining all the components involved on the server 7 or the database structure 7a, to read directly into another module or to take this over, even if the data is mainly managed by the other module.
  • Run A5 the device manager modules DM in the client computer 12 display the data determined by the systems manager module SM of the monitoring computer 7 at various tracking points on the graphical user interfaces (GUI). The user is also informed about the progress of the respective order. In the example shown, a user can reproduce the data depicting the production process on the client computer 12 and is thus fully informed about the current status of the complex production process.
  • GUI graphical user interfaces
  • FIG. 17 again describes the stop function which is sent by system manager or reprint manager to print postprocessing devices, such as inserters, when a shipment or a document occurs on the inserter that is already on the same or on another Envelope was processed.
  • three inserting devices 190a, 190b and 190c are equipped with respective barcode detection devices 191a, 191b, 191c.
  • the barcode capture devices each record pending shipments or documents and report this result to the monitoring computer 7.
  • the database 7b is used to check whether the shipment or the document has already been added to an inserter. Such cases can occur when mail items have been subjected to a reprint process and the misprints in previous process stages have not been properly eliminated.
  • the monitoring computer 7 sends a stop signal to the relevant inserter and a message "Stop by monitoring computer due to duplicate". This message enables the user to recognize that the currently pending shipment has already been processed and can still remove it at this processing stage To ensure that the shipment is not sent twice, shipments that have been so controlled can in turn be recorded with a hand-held barcode reader and identified as controlled so that such programs Production steps are recorded in the production monitoring system.
  • a workflow on a cutting and inserting system can therefore be described as follows:
  • the operator clamps the printed paper in the cutting and inserting system.
  • the operator actuates a reading device which is attached to the cutting device. On the basis of the printed order number, a corresponding release request is made to the monitoring computer. If the corresponding job can be processed, the monitoring computer releases a range of shipment numbers.
  • the cutting and inserting system is switched to an "automatic" operating mode and the system is started.
  • the computer (client) built into the cutting and inserting system checks for each processed shipment number whether the printed order number matches the number range previously released by the monitoring computer If it is determined that a printed shipment number lies outside the released area, the cutting and inserting system is stopped and a corresponding error message is issued.
  • the processing result is entered in a result file.
  • the entry is made as soon as the shipment leaves the cutting and inserting system or has reached an output bin.
  • the inserting results are transferred in the form of a result file to the Reprint Manager of the monitoring computer.
  • This result file is limited by the number of identifiers recognized (consignments) or time-controlled.
  • a file is also closed when a new job is recognized.
  • Each checkpoint provides its own result file. To avoid double envelopes, especially when processing split jobs at different control points (cutting and / or inserting systems) at the same time, the corresponding system can be stopped with a corresponding error message on the control panel using a stop command that is generated in the Reprint Manager.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for being implemented as a computer program (software). It can thus be distributed as a computer program module as a file on a data carrier such as a floppy disk or CD-Rom or as a file via a data or communication network. Such and comparable computer program products or computer program elements are refinements of the invention.
  • the sequence according to the invention can be used in a computer, in a printing device or in a printing system with upstream or downstream data processing devices. It is clear that corresponding computers, to which the invention is applied, other technical devices known per se, such as input means
  • Resource normalization process d AFP conversion process Job processor Page processing module (Page Manager) Resource processing unit Sort table Resource Manager Outsourcing module Buffer sorting module Output control module for index data Output control module for resource data Output control module for variable data Distribution module (PLC router) e-commerce module display module (online browsing) Archive system a Print production system b Central print production system c Network print production system
  • Legacy user program a line data AFP user program a AFP data stream control parameters a control parameter file c monitoring modules chaining process Processed document data stream

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L'invention concerne un procédé, un système ou un programme informatique faisant appel à une série d'étapes fonctionnelles pour traiter un flux de données de documents de façon à permettre une sortie rapide et sûre des documents dans un environnement de production, en particulier dans un environnement de production d'impression.
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